A Puch ran through the steppe. He was hungry and was looking for prey. Then he heard a bear and a lion fighting over a dead fawn that was lying nearby. He had caught the calf, so he gave it to me,”

Watching the battle between the bear and lion, the Puch pondered what he should do. Hunger gnawed at him, urging him to wait for an opportunity to snatch a piece of the fawn, yet a deeper part of him hesitated. He knew that the steppe’s balance was fragile, and that taking a risk with such powerful creatures could be his undoing.

As the battle continued, the Puch noticed something peculiar. Both the bear and the lion were weary, their growls diminishing into heavy breaths. They were evenly matched, each unable to overpower the other, and it seemed neither was willing to concede the prize. This standoff presented an opportunity—a chance for negotiation rather than conflict.